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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1907
Page
8
Mr. T. S and Mr. Pringle arrive in Spokane to resume management of the well established store starting Thursday. Pringle, a noted tea merchant, will oversee tea and coffee needs with the same care as in former years, promising fresh roasted goods and attentive service for patrons.
G M Vinton, former store manager, thanks Pendleton patrons for past support and promotes a 3 pounds for 1.00 offer on JAVA and iMOCHA. He promises a higher standard of goods in the future and extends best wishes to customers.
Salt Lake Herald reports a field survey showing vast coal quantities near mines and on side tracks from Thistle to Castle Gate, yet Salt Lake City still faces a famine. Observers note engines missing and cars waiting idle, with hundreds of coal cars in yards from Thistle to Price awaiting motive power.
The remains of Conrad Kohler were laid to rest in Olney Cemetery this afternoon in a service at his West Alta Street home. Damon Lodge No. 4 members led a procession, Rev W L Van Nuys officiated, and pallbearers were senior Damon members T B Swearingen John Armstrong H A Thompson Lee Tonteoh J W Maloney John Vaughan. Rudolph Kotler arrived from Minneapolis for the rites.
Mr and Mrs Town Cohen of this city and Mr and Mrs S Jackson of Portland will depart Friday night by Southern Pacific for a month long trip to the East and South. Cohen plans purchases for the Peoples Warehouse in New York while Jackson will arrange for an expanded news service for the Oregon Daily Journal. They will visit major eastern cities including New York Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia and return to Oregon about February 25.
Royal Neighbors held a social at LO C F hall with a literary program and supper. During the games Mrs M J Hendricks slipped and struck her chin on a chair causing a bad gash though no serious injury is expected.
The county wagon bridge east of the hospital is closed by the county court for two weeks while a new steel structure is installed. During repairs travel over the bridge will be suspended. Agency Clerk Promoted W. Mickelson to a higher post in the Indian department at Santos Nebraska after four months at the Umatilla agency. He is praised as capable, obliging, and merit-based.
The program at the Star theater features Mine Mildred Foldy a new singer with a strong voice and a good band. The Dutch comedian and the lively dancing team Voy and Dayton add appeal making the bill unusually attractive for an evening performance.
T J Kirk files for divorce citing willful desertion by Zayda Kirk since October 1903 while living in Denison Texas. The couple wed in Copper Texas in 1901. The complaint was filed today by J B Perry. A marriage license was issued today to John J Hartle and Rebecca Etter, both residents of this county.
Senate bill to establish the boundary lines between Umatilla and Willowa counties and between Umatilla and Union counties is introduced by Senator Smith. County Surveyor J W Kimbrell fixed line along the Blue mountains summits spanning about 764 miles, finalizing tax and school siting issues.
Vancouver report states logs harvested on provincial lands must be processed within the province and cannot be exported. Local mills expect higher lumber prices as costs rise. Loggers cite increased harvesting costs from labor and equipment. A log shortage of about 25,000,000 feet is expected by next spring, signaling price climbs.
Consul J B Richardson from Jalapa warns Mexico is no paradise for the uninformed or penniless Americans. The republic already crowds with U S arrivals who lack local knowledge and language, often forcing them to tramp back home. Homesteaders in several western states get extended deadlines to prove residence until May 16 1907 under a new House joint resolution. George Burnham Jr once Mutual Reserve Life Insurance counsel now works in Sing Sing penitentiary printing office.
An advertisement touts Hostetters medicine as the safest ever compounded for stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims widespread endorsement by thousands of sickly people seeking relief and urges readers to choose the product.
A vintage advertises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for poor appetite sour stomach dyspepsia indigestion headaches colds and malarial fever. The copy emphasizes a fair trial and mentions common ailments of the era. The tone mirrors early 20th century patent medicine promotions.
The Washington ae tessore convention in Walla Walla approved measures to align with the tax commission, setting a schedule for valuing railroad rolling stock and reporting to county assessors by April 1, 1907. It also fixes a 6 percent assessment of fair market value for timber land stock and oyster lands, and directs assessors to report intercounty utility lines and franchise values for tax consideration. The state land commission to provide timber estimates on state school and granted lands, with special notes on steamboats and mortgages and exemptions for certain real estate instruments.
One diphtheria case reported in the city. Patient is in the home of C. Wilton at 807 Anne Street. The residence has been quarantined and Dr. J. A. Best is the attending physician.
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